Dennis wrote:
What interests me about such articles as this and the many previous posts
related to the alleged resurgence of vinyl, is the utter obliviousness to
classical music in the midst of endless focus on pop, etc. The attraction
of the compact disc as a storage medium for the classical realm's larger
scale products seems the chief reason why classical listeners and
collectors continue to prefer it to streaming or hi-res downloads.
>>>
I guess that there are exceptions to everything, and I'd just like to share
some recent experiences. Right after Boulez died I was pressed to share
something of his at
my monthly "Vinyl Night" here in town, as I didn't have anything that would
work for that in terms of Boulez on vinyl. I went looking and found a brand
new Doxy reissue
of Boulez' first Vega LP, "Les concerts du Domaine Musicale." It was
pressed on nice, thick vinyl that was absolutely silent and sounded superb,
and I was grateful to
have it, as the only original copy I'd ever seen belonged to filmmaker Jud
Yalkut, who probably picked up his in the backroom of Sam Goody's in New
York in the '50s,
where he worked as a stockboy. So there is some measure of service on new
vinyl to classical music, just not nearly as much as there is for pop.
On the other hand, now that I have heard the CD of Mahavishnu Orchestra's
"Birds of Fire" -- one of the few jazz fusion albums I'd ever own, and one
that I dearly love --
I would never bother with an LP of that again. The LPs were indifferently
mastered, sounded muddy and were almost always warped, even when new. The
CD of it is
the way to have it.
It is my feeling that a case by case basis is most sensible in evaluating
such things. I don't feel much nostalgia for CDs, as I sold boatloads of
them during my years at
music retail; my attitude also owes to my disappointment seeing the oldest
ones, and my oldest CDRs, turn brown and become unplayable. I love 78s, am
learning about cylinders,
will collect 45s if I have to though I prefer vinyl generally. Digital
downloads are my rock bottom choice for music consumption; I wouldn't do it
at all unless I needed a track
and couldn't get it any other way.
respectfully,
Dave Lewis
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Steven Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> For those of addicted to classical music, one feature I've not seen
> discussed is that, in an encyclopedic collection, where much is on the
> shelves awaiting a reference or enjoyment call, they organize better than
> what the internet offers as access features, especially when looking at
> multiple versions. People's preference varies for comfortable (for them)
> organizing so that only some selections have to be looked up. I now use
> Amazon to find fugitive works.
>
> My personal preference for opera arias, lieder, etc., is an adaptation of
> WERM. Present day library cataloging systems didn't formerly favor this
> approach, though now I may be wrong as the new rules seem to be an area of
> continual hyper-reorganization.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard L. Hess
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 5:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] The CD as pyhsical-media hero
>
> Hi, Dennis,
>
> As you have probably figured, I'm an outlier <smile>.
>
> On 3/8/2016 4:31 PM, Dennis Rooney wrote:
> > What interests me about such articles as this and the many previous
> > posts related to the alleged resurgence of vinyl, is the utter
> > obliviousness to classical music in the midst of endless focus on pop,
> > etc. The attraction of the compact disc as a storage medium for the
> > classical realm's larger scale products seems the chief reason why
> > classical listeners and collectors continue to prefer it to streaming or
> hi-res downloads.
>
> I am totally enjoying having the bulk of my frequently listened to music
> on my home servers (main and backup). The CDs have been ripped
> (losslessly) to FLAC files and 128 kb/s MP3 "portable" files have been
> made. There are a few HD files, a few of my projects, the Mercury Living
> Presence Dupré box set, and Tommy (The Who). I bought "Tommy" early on as I
> didn't actually have a recording of it so I thought I'd experiment with HD.
>
> I have about 12,600 MP3 files on my phone (mostly folk/pop/shows) and I
> think about 16,000 files overall. While I have some classical on my phone,
> it doesn't do well for car or casual listening. Folk and pop (with some
> rock) are much better companions for me while driving as I can "sing" along.
>
>
> > I just hope all my DATs survive as long as I do because I don't intend
> > to embark on any migration of their contents.
>
> I hope that you survive longer than your DAT machine--they have been
> dropping left and right for the past two decades and I'm told they are
> mostly non-repairable.
>
> Perhaps a casual setup with a PC with a digital sound card and a digital
> link from the DAT deck to the PC. As you play a DAT, simultaneously record
> it into the PC to make a backup.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
> --
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> Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800
> http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm
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>
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